The Joe Walker Podcast Ken Henry — What Killed the Reform Era? [Aus. Policy Series - LIVE]
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May 1, 2025 AI Snips
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Excel Revolutionized Treasury Work
- Ken Henry was amazed by early Treasury use of Lotus 123 and later Excel, which dramatically sped up economic modeling.
- Without this tech, the GST reform in 2000 might never have been implemented successfully.
Ministers' Preferred Info Format
- Ministers prefer receiving information orally or graphically due to time pressure.
- They want advice tailored for easy public communication, not dense written documents.
AI and Human Role in Governance
- AI could remove the need for some human roles in government but trust and morality require human involvement.
- Increased knowledge in politicians may actually reduce their courage to make bold reforms.